Yeremia Surname

135,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yeremia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeremia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,6591:19,9102,529
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Indonesia1791:738,82256,864
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Yeremia (10,322) may also be a first name.

Yeremia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yeremia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yeremia is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeremia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,847th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,203,673 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Yeremia reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yeremia is also the 59,985th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 10,322 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,659 people, or 1 in 19,910. In Tanzania Yeremia is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 38 percent live, Manyara Region, where 30 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Yeremia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeremia
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